[LaurenD]

“It goes with the job. You have to learn how to try to calm people down.”

Yes, that works so well when the patient is in full blown DTs. I’ve been bitten, punched, and kicked by people in DTs. I’ve seen 5’2” women have to be restrained by 4 men so I could give her an injection of a sedative. Show me a nurse that believes every patient can be calmly talked down and I’ll show you a nurse that has very little experience with psych patients.

[piytar]

Well said. Anyone who believes that all of these patients, including tweaked out crack heads, heroine addicts, violent bipolar sufferrers, etc. can be “talked down” is just plain ignorant.

[CindyDawg]

I avoid OB and psy. I've had all that happen including being cut by a knife from the general patients though. Most of it was in my earlier years. Over time to survive, and you know this...you learn to stay calm, talk calmly and stay out of the strike zone.

[Born Conservative]

Show me a nurse that believes every patient can be calmly talked down and I’ll show you a nurse that has very little experience with psych patients.

ABSOLUTELY! I would also add that the same goes for the visitors to the psych unit as well.